VfL Wolfsburg 4–4 Energie Cottbus — pre-match prediction — 2. Bundesliga — September 05, 2026

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2. Bundesliga · Regular Season - 4 September 05, 2026 13:00 Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg

#4 · 16 pts

4 – 4

Final score

Energie Cottbus

#11 · 10 pts

Robert Glatzel 4' (pen.)

Vinicius de Souza Costa (ast. Fabian Reese) 25'

Robert Glatzel (ast. Alexander Bernhardsson) 34'

Mattias Svanberg (ast. Mathys Angély) 79'

45'+4 Luca Erlein

49' (ast. Lukas Michelbrink) King Samuel Manu

(pen.) 67' Tolcay Cigerci

90'+1 (ast. Christian Kinsombi) Dmytro Bogdanov

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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave VfL Wolfsburg a 45% win probability (draw 27%, Energie Cottbus 27%). The final result was VfL Wolfsburg 4–4 Energie Cottbus.

Match statistics

Total shots

Shots on target

Saves

51%

Possession

49%

Corners

Tackles

🟨 Yellow cards

🟥 Red cards

Match Events

⚽Robert Glatzel (pen.)

King Samuel Manu

⚽Vinicius de Souza Costa · ast. Fabian Reese

25'

⚽Robert Glatzel · ast. Alexander Bernhardsson

34'

45'+4

Luca Erlein⚽

45'

Moritz Hannemann / Justin Butler ↕

45'

Christian Kinsombi / fousseny doumbia ↕

45'

Dmytro Bogdanov / Lucas Copado ↕

49'

ast. Lukas Michelbrink · King Samuel Manu⚽

↕ Robert Glatzel / Kento Shiogai

52'

↕ Maximilian Arnold / Muhammed Damar

53'

Elvis Rexhbecaj

62'

67'

(pen.) Tolcay Cigerci⚽

68'

Dominik Pelivan / Leonardo Bittencourt ↕

Mathys Angély

70'

↕ Vinicius de Souza Costa / Mattias Svanberg

78'

↕ Fabian Reese / Alessio Besio

78'

⚽Mattias Svanberg · ast. Mathys Angély

79'

82'

Jannis Boziaris / Lukas Michelbrink ↕

84'

Tolcay Cigerci

↕ Elvis Rexhbecaj / Yannick Gerhardt

86'

90'+1

ast. Christian Kinsombi · Dmytro Bogdanov⚽

90'+2

Dmytro Bogdanov

90'+4

Moritz Hannemann

Pre-match prediction

45.44%

VfL

27.45%

X ←

27.11%

Energie

we assigned to the actual result (Draw) 27.45% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

VfL

4.48

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Energie

1.43

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Hertha BSC	9	25
2	1. FC Nürnberg	9	18
3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	9	18
4	VfL Wolfsburg	9	16
5	1. FC Magdeburg	9	16
6	1. FC Heidenheim	9	15
7	FC St. Pauli	9	12
8	VfL Osnabrück	9	11
9	Arminia Bielefeld	9	11
10	Eintracht Braunschweig	9	10
11	Energie Cottbus	9	10
12	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	9	9
13	Holstein Kiel	9	8
14	VfL Bochum	9	8
15	Dynamo Dresden	9	8
16	Hannover 96	9	8
17	Karlsruher SC	9	8
18	SV Darmstadt 98	9	8

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg 4-3-3

J. Zieliński G 6.54

J. Mæhle D 6.24

M. Angely 1 👟 88' D 5.49

H. Wahl D 6.31

K. Fischer D 6.05

E. Rexhbeçaj 86' M 6.33

Vinicius Souza 1 ⚽ 78' M 6.97

M. Arnold 53' M 5.88

F. Reese 1 👟 78' F 7.70

R. Glatzel 2 ⚽ 52' F 8.20

A. Bernhardsson 1 👟 F 7.53

Bench

A. Besio 12' F 6.55

Cleiton D 0.00

J. Adjetey D 0.00

K. Shiogai 38' F 7.07

M. Damar 37' M 5.85

M. Svanberg 1 ⚽ 12' M 7.04

P. Hensel M 0.00

P. Pervan G 0.00

Y. Gerhardt 4' M 5.79

Energie Cottbus 4-2-3-1

M. Lotka G 5.91

A. Borgmann D 6.13

Fousseny Doumbia 45' D 5.94

K. Manu 1 ⚽ D 6.36

Luca Erlein 1 ⚽ D 6.38

H. Rorig M 6.22

Lukas Michelbrink 1 👟 82' M 6.78

J. Butler 45' M 5.62

L. Bittencourt 68' M 6.72

L. Copado 45' M 6.15

T. Ciğerci 1 ⚽ F 7.58

Bench

C. Kinsombi 1 👟 45' M 6.57

Dmytro Bohdanov 1 ⚽ 45' F 8.02

D. Pelivan 22' M 5.77

J. Boziaris 8' M 5.66

J. Zaydan D 0.00

K. Kratzsch G 0.00

M. Hannemann 45' F 6.50

R. Malone D 0.00

T. Campulka D 0.00

Best on the pitch

R. Glatzel

F · VfL

8.20

2 ⚽

3 shots · 13 pass

Dmytro Bohdanov

F · Energie

8.02

1 ⚽

2 shots · 5 pass

F. Reese

F · VfL

7.70

1 👟

4 shots · 23 pass

T. Ciğerci

F · Energie

7.58

1 ⚽

4 shots · 30 pass

A. Bernhardsson

F · VfL

7.53

1 👟

2 shots · 29 pass

K. Shiogai

F · VfL

7.07

2 shots · 4 pass

VfL Wolfsburg — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
J. Zieliński	G	90	6.54	—	—	0	43	35%	0	—	—
J. Mæhle	D	90	6.24	—	—	2	38	36%	3	—	—
M. Angely	D	88	5.49	—	1	0	58	47%	1	—	1
H. Wahl	D	90	6.31	—	—	0	55	48%	1	—	—
K. Fischer	D	90	6.05	—	—	1	38	28%	4	—	—
E. Rexhbeçaj	M	86	6.33	—	—	1	32	26%	2	1	—
Vinicius Souza	M	78	6.97	1	—	1	27	20%	0	—	—
M. Arnold	M	53	5.88	—	—	0	19	17%	0	—	—
F. Reese	F	78	7.70	—	1	4	23	21%	0	—	—
R. Glatzel	F	52	8.20	2	—	3	13	6%	1	—	—
A. Bernhardsson	F	90	7.53	—	1	2	29	17%	2	—	—
A. Besio	F	12	6.55	—	—	1	0	0%	0	—	—
K. Shiogai	F	38	7.07	—	—	2	4	4%	1	—	—
M. Damar	M	37	5.85	—	—	2	15	10%	0	—	—
M. Svanberg	M	12	7.04	1	—	1	6	4%	0	—	—
Y. Gerhardt	M	4	5.79	—	—	0	4	3%	0	—	—

Energie Cottbus — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
M. Lotka	G	90	5.91	—	—	0	46	39%	0	—	—
A. Borgmann	D	90	6.13	—	—	3	18	13%	3	—	—
Fousseny Doumbia	D	45	5.94	—	—	1	42	37%	0	—	—
K. Manu	D	90	6.36	1	—	1	48	40%	2	1	—
Luca Erlein	D	90	6.38	1	—	1	35	26%	1	—	—
H. Rorig	M	90	6.22	—	—	2	21	18%	1	—	—
Lukas Michelbrink	M	82	6.78	—	1	2	35	30%	0	—	—
J. Butler	M	45	5.62	—	—	0	7	6%	0	—	—
L. Bittencourt	M	68	6.72	—	—	3	54	45%	1	—	—
L. Copado	M	45	6.15	—	—	0	13	7%	0	—	—
T. Ciğerci	F	90	7.58	1	—	4	30	22%	1	1	—
C. Kinsombi	M	45	6.57	—	1	1	6	5%	0	—	—
Dmytro Bohdanov	F	45	8.02	1	—	2	5	5%	0	1	—
D. Pelivan	M	22	5.77	—	—	0	5	5%	0	—	—
J. Boziaris	M	8	5.66	—	—	0	1	0%	1	—	—
M. Hannemann	F	45	6.50	—	—	1	10	5%	0	1	—

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the final score of VfL Wolfsburg vs Energie Cottbus?

The final score was VfL Wolfsburg 4–4 Energie Cottbus.

What did the model predict before VfL Wolfsburg vs Energie Cottbus?

The model assigned 45% probability to a VfL Wolfsburg win, 27% to a draw, and 27% to an Energie Cottbus win.